USS Barb (SS-220)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Barb |
Namesake | Barbus |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut[1] |
Laid down | 7 June 1941[1] |
Launched | 2 April 1942[1] |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Charles A. Dunn |
Commissioned | 8 July 1942[1] |
Decommissioned | 12 February 1947[1] |
Identification | SS-220 |
Recommissioned | 3 December 1951[1] |
Decommissioned | 5 February 1954[1] |
Recommissioned | 3 August 1954[1] |
Decommissioned | 13 December 1954[1] |
Stricken | 15 October 1972[2] |
Fate | Transferred to Italy on 13 December 1954[2] |
Italy | |
Name | Enrico Tazzoli |
Acquired | 13 December 1954 |
Identification | S 511 |
Fate | Sold for scrap in 1972 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | |
Displacement | 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced,[2] 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[2] |
Length | 311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2] |
Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2] |
Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[2] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced,[3] 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged[3] |
Range | 11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 kn (19 km/h)[3] |
Endurance | 48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,[3] 75 days on patrol |
Test depth | 300 ft (91 m)[3] |
Complement | 6 officers, 54 enlisted[3] |
Armament |
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USS Barb (SS-220), a
World War II
The keel of USS Barb was
Barb's war operations spanned the period from 20 October 1942 – 2 August 1945, during which time she completed 12 war patrols.
European Theater – First through fifth patrols
During her first patrol she carried out reconnaissance duties prior to, and during, the invasion of North Africa. Operating out of Rosneath naval base, Scotland until July 1943, she conducted her next four patrols against the Axis blockade runners in European waters. Barb's fifth patrol terminated 1 July and she proceeded to the Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, arriving on 24 July.
Pacific Theater – Sixth through twelfth patrols
Following a brief overhaul period at New London, Barb departed for
The last two war patrols conducted by Barb deserve mention. Under
Upon completion of her 11th patrol, Barb was sent to the U.S. for a yard overhaul and alterations, which included the installation of 5 in (130 mm) rocket launchers at the Captain's request. Returning to the Pacific, she commenced her 12th and final patrol on 8 June. This patrol was conducted along the coasts of the
During the night of 22–23 July 1945 these men went ashore at
Post-war history
Returning to the
Enrico Tazzoli (S 511)
The submarine was renamed
The submarine was eventually sold for scrap in 1972 for approximately $100,000 (currently $728,000). Admiral Fluckey noted that, had the crew known of this, they would have bought the sub and brought her back to the U.S. to serve as a museum ship.[11]
Awards
- Presidential Unit Citation
- Navy Unit Commendation
- battle starAsiatic-Pacific Campaign Medalwith seven battle stars
- World War II Victory Medal
- National Defense Service Medal
Legacy
Barb's battle flag is on display at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, Connecticut.
Another submarine was named for USS Barb and served in the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1989.
On 13 October 2020, Secretary of the Navy
Virginia-class submarine (SSN-804) will be named for USS Barb.[12]See also
References
- ^ ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
- ^ ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
- ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
- ^ OCLC 24010356.
- ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
- ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
- ^ Allbury, A. G. Bamboo and Bushido London Viking Press 1955 pp248-52 – survivor account.
- ^ See the identification of Namkwan Wan with Yanpu Wan e.g. in "United States and Pacific Ocean Areas: Air Target Maps and Photos, China Coast, Ningpo to Canton". U.S. Pacific Command, 15 October 1944, map No. 22
- ^ Smithsonian Channel (2018). "The First Submarine to Launch Rockets from its Deck – YouTube". youtube.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-252-06670-2.
- ^ Fluckey 1997, p. 423
- ^ "Next Navy sub to be named USS Barb after storied WWII vessel". United Press International.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
Further reading
- Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, USN (1992). Thunder Below! ISBN 0-252-06670-7.
- Carl Lavo (2007). Galloping Ghost: The Extraordinary Life of Submarine Captain Eugene Fluckey. ISBN 1-59114-456-6/
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